700 billion bill will get passed, page-7

"Markets were all down even when the bailout was expected to go through."

True but I would argue the markets were down as everyone was being cautious. The vote was always going to be close due to the unpopularity with the voters. Hence politicians voted it down hoping it would all go away and they wouldn’t lose votes. Now that the markets are plunging which might be more unpopular I would bet there is going to be a quick change of heart…LOL. Good luck to everyone today BTW.